Funny Friday

So much has been going on sense I wrote last. But here are just some of the highlights

Every other Friday the kids have what is called "Funny Friday". It is a chance for them to put together are program of dance, singing and plays that they perform for everyone. This last Friday was one of those Fridays. Along with all the performances the kids were also given prizes for their good grades or for improving their grades. So it was a big deal.

Now you need to understand the kids come up with all the performances on their own, none of the adults help them.

First we had a dance number from six of thegirls. Punam, Aasta, Maiti, Om Kumari, Muna, and Sarmila they did a great job.

After the girls there was musical number by Ajabira and Sunil with Budesh playing the Madal (a double headed Nepali drum)

This program was not just for our orphanage the kids from Onni (the sister orphanage) also

came over to watch and

participate. The next dance was performed by a girl from Onni named Roshni.

Then we had a dance number by Sujata that was all dressed up in the traditional Nepali dress, and makeup. She did amazing.

Following the dance Bina read a poem that she had written, it was really nice. The kids here are so creative and smart.

I’m going to stop here a minute and explain. I keep using words like “Good”, “Great”, and “Amazing”. But they were more than that. I can’t express how truly amazing all of the kids did. That said I will continue with the program.

Next we had Ghanshyam do a television news program for us. Now this was done in Nepali so I didn’t understand a word he said but it must have been really funny because everyone was laughing, so in turn that made me laugh. Part because I didn’t know what was going on and part because it was funny.

Okay, after that was one of the greatest things I have ever seen. About 10 of the kids wrote and performed a play. It was the best thing ever. It also was in Nepali, but being a play and the great acting of the kids I understood. It was a story of a man (Madan) who left his wife (Menuka) and mother (Saraswoti) at home while he went away to work (I think, that is really the only part I didn’t know for sure. But he went far away.) While he was gone he got very sick and he told his friends to leave him behind. He was later found by a medicine man who took him to his house and helped him recover. Meanwhile his friends thinking he had died went to his house and told his mother and wife that he had died, causing his mother to than die of sadness. This in turn caused his wife to die of sadness. Leaving only the man’s sister alive and morning are three losses. Soon after the death of the wife the man returns to joyously be reunited with his family. When he found only his sister at home and shocked to see him, he becomes worried. When his sister tells him that they all thought him to be dead, he becomes so upset that he also dies in the end. He was then carried off stage by all of his friends.

And really how can you follow something like that. Well with five little kids singing “The Wheels on the Bus” of course. The five youngest kids Niruta, Monica, Sanil, Umesh, and Krishna, with their arms swinging and mixed up words. It was great.

After the kids Renuka sang a solo with her lovely voice, followed by Durga and his rockin dance moves. To finish the whole night off was a solo by Sabin who also did an outstanding job.

The whole night lasted about 3 hours and was full of so much talent, all the kids did a great job.

I will post more of the pictures later, the internet is slowing down.

Other things that happened I saw my first firefly!! Also I went to Chitwan and rode on an elephant. But I will have to write about that tomorrow, it is getting late.

Loves to all!!